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administered, consisting of about three or four quarts 

 of warm water, and half a pound of common salt. 

 A pint of castor oil, also, may be added to the above 

 drink ; if this cannot be procured, sweet oil, linseed 

 oil or even melted lard may be substituted. 



" It is a bad plan to take only a small quantity of 

 blood daily, or every other day as has been advised ; 

 for though it may sometimes retard the progress of 

 inflammation, yet the animal will eventually be des- 

 troyed by it. Stimulating or heating medicines are' 

 highly pernicious. 



" Inflammation of the lungs is a term, that has un- 

 fortunately been too often applied to diseases of a 

 different kind ; and it is from this error perhaps, that 

 strong stimulating medicines have been recommended 

 on such occasions. There is an affection of the lungs 

 and parts connected with them, which will not admit 

 of the copious bleeding I have recommended ; but the 

 symptoms are widely different. There is not that 

 difficulty and quickness in breathing ; the pulse is 

 weak but not much quicker than usual ; the kerneUi 

 or glands about the throat are often swollen ; some- 

 times there is considerable difficulty of swallowing, 

 which is particularly seen when the animal attempts 

 to drink ; in short this is nothing more than a severe 

 degree of catarrh or cold ; but, even in this complaint, 

 moderate bleeding is necessary, and powerful stimu- 

 lants are exceedingly pernicious. When the disease, 

 however, has not been discovered for some days, and 

 the animal appears much weakened by it, bleeding is 

 of course improper." 



INFLAMMATION OF THE STOMACH. 

 " The complicated structure of this organ, in ru- 



